Christian Hackenberg to debut senior season on ESPN

enn State QB commit Christian Hackenberg learned on Thursday that he will begin next season on a pretty big stage. Christian and the Fork Union Military Academy will take on Virginia's Hermitage High out of Richmond on ESPN, August 25th. Hermitage features another Penn State target, RB Derrick Green. Derrick is one of the top 10 backs in the country and holds over 20 offers from across the nation.

"I'm excited! It should be a ton of fun", Christian told me.

"It was definitely a goal of mine. I'm happy to have the chance."

In the second game of the double-header, Virginia's Oscar Smith will play Byrnes High School of South Carolina. Some Penn State fans may remember Byrnes as the school that almost gave them running back Marcus Lattimore, before he chose to stay home and attend South Carolina.